The Team

Dr. Shib Shankar Banerjee

Associate Professor

Dr. Banerjee received his M.Tech. in Polymer Science and Technology from IIT Delhi in 2012 and his Ph.D. in Elastomer Science and Technology from IIT Patna in 2016. After spending six months at Rubber Technology Centre, IIT Kharagpur, as a Research Associate, he moved to Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research (IPF) Dresden, Germany, where he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow for two years. He then joined University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate.

In 2019, Dr. Banerjee returned to IPF Dresden as a group leader. In 2020, he joined Department of Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Delhi, where he currently serves as an Associate Professor. His main area of research is Elastomer Material.

Editorial Activities

Editorial Board Member: Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology at SAGE Publishing (April 2023 -present).
Editorial Board Member: Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials at Taylor and Francis (Dec 2022-present).

Teaching:

MLL 724 Polymer Engineering and Rheology , IIT Delhi, Fall 2023, Fall 2024
MLL 343 Polymer and Elastomer Technology, IIT Delhi, Spring 2024
MLL 100 Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering , IIT Delhi, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
MLL 242 Introduction to Polymeric Materials , IIT Delhi, Spring 2022
PTL 702 Polymer Processing , IIT Delhi, Spring 2021
PTP 710 Polymer Engineering Lab , IIT Delhi, Fall 2021
PTL 716 Rubber Technology, IIT Delhi, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
PLAS.5030 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers (jointly with Prof. Joey Mead), University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA, Fall 2018, Spring 2019.

Invited Reviewer for Journals:

Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials Technologies, Advanced Engineering Materials, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Polymer, Journal of Polymer Science, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Polymer Degradation and Stability, Polymer Engineering and Science, Soft Materials, Polymer Composites, Fuel Processing Technology, Cellulose, etc.

Collaborations (International):

University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Finland
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
University of Southern Denmark , Denmark

Group Members

Dr. Dhiraj Kumar Rana

Post-Doc (Former NPDF fellow)

(February 2022 - Present)

Dr. Chandan Kumar Raul

SERB National Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Oct 2025 - Present)

Pratip Sankar Banerjee

Ph.D Scholar (PMRF)

(July 2021- Present)

Tuhin Dolui

Part-Time Ph.D Scholar

(January 2022- Present)

Pradeep Kumar Patel

Ph.D Scholar

(January 2024- Present)

Jotin Singh Malhan

PhD Scholar

(July 2025- Present)

Aditi Panda

M.Tech

(July 2025- Present)

Aman Shaikh

M.Tech

(July 2025- Present)

Group Alumni

PostDoc

Dr. Dipti Saxena (Research Associate: June-Dec 2024)
Dr. Arun Kumar (Project Fellow: April-July 2024 and Oct 2024-March 2025 and Research Associate: May-July 2025 )

Ph.D

Pratiksha Awasthi (2024). Thesis Title: Additive Manufacturing of Thermoplastic Elastomeric Materials
Aiswarya S (2025). Thesis Title: Studies on Shape-Memory and Self-Healing Behavior of Dynamically Vulcanized Thermoplastic Elastomeric Materials

M.Tech

Akash Gupta (2020- 2022), Post Graduate Technical Executive at Polyplex Corporation Limited

Nandishwar Verma (2020- 2022), Technical Executive at Bajaj Auto Limited
Srinmay Sarkar (2021- 2023), Technical Executive at Bajaj Auto Limited
Rohit Shrikhande (2021- 2023), Assistant Manager-Technical Services at Mitsui Chemicals
Sourabh Goyal (2021- 2023), Technical Executive at Kaleido chemie Pvt. Limited
Bhushan Gulab Patil (2022-2024), Deputy Manager at Reliance Pvt. Limited
Aritra Mondal (2022-2024), Ph.D Scholar at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Swapnawa Saha (2022-2024) Post Graduate Engineer Trainee at Kingfa Science and Technology (India) Limited
Chirag Ambarambhai Sonagara (2022-2024) Operational Trainee at Garware Fulflex India Pvt. Ltd.
Parth Bidalia (2023-2025), Polymer Industry
Soumili Chakraborti (2023-2025), Ph.D Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Kelvin Mathurbhai Gajera (2023-2025), Deputy Manager at Reliance Pvt. Limited

B.Tech/Short-Term Project Students

1. Aditya Singh, B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (Project Intern: June-July, 2022)

2. Anurag Maurya, B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (Project Intern: June-July, 2022)

3. Naman Singh, B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (Project Intern: June-July, 2022)

4. Manish Cherwal, B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (Project Intern: June-July, 2022)

5. Ankush Koundal, B.SC. Polymer Science, University of Delhi (Project Intern: January -April, 2023)

6. Vishesh Yadav , B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (B.Tech Project: December 2022- June 2023)

7. Vipendra Choudhary , B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (B.Tech Project: December 2022- June 2023)

8. Aliza Malik , B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (B.Tech Project: June 2024- December 2024)

9. Vinay Kumar , B.Tech, DMSE, IIT Delhi (B.Tech Project: June 2024- December 2024)

Project Fellows

1. Anish Das, M.E. (Manufacturing Technology), National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigargh (Junior Research Fellow (Oct 2022- Jan 2023 )

2. Aleti Yesu, M.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (Junior Research Fellow (Jan 2023- May 2024 )

3. Ranjana T , M.Sc. Junior Research Fellow (Nov 2022- Nov 2024 )

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